Sketchbook: Evan

Evan

Hey there polycount. Long time lurker and first time poster here. Until recently I've mostly just fooled around in Maya and ZBrush because we have it at school. It's a fun hobby of mine and as of right now my goal is to conquer Hi-Poly to Low Poly asset creation. This isn't what I plan on doing for a profession (I'm a web/graphic designer) as of right now but again, I'd like to start taking this a bit more seriously. I figured posting my work on this forum would help me tremendously so here I am!

Evan

I'll start with an axe I started to model last night. I'm not sure where I found this concept but I keep a folder where I save concepts that catch my eye.

I have some questions as to the flow of the model. I've experimented with adding edge loops to create a HP blade but things seem to flow a bit weird. I've marked some of the spots that I think are a bit... off? for lack of a better word.

Here's the Concept


And this is what I've got modeled out thus far



Any C&C would be greatly appreciated. In the mean time I plan on modeling the rest of the axe out.

Evan

Here's an update with everything blocked in. Again, I'm looking for some C&C. Thanks!

Evan

I started a new job this week so I really don't have as much time to finish this as I would like. But I made some progress today. I decided to use the Crease Tool within Maya to make my hard edges and it worked perfectly. I've started making some wear and tear on the blade. I have a question though... Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to make a nice alpha for the decorative segments on the blade/butt of the weapon? I'm going to look at the wiki page but if anyone knows of a tutorial that is particularly excellent I wouldn't mind looking at it.

Evan

I'm not done but this is my progress for the hour and half I worked on it tonight. It's kind of relaxing after a day of work to listen to your favorite album and do some sculpting.